Kafka Administrator - Toronto, Canada - CGI

CGI

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Location:
Hybrid Toronto/Montreal

Job Type:
Full-Time

We're hiring a skilled Kafka Administrator to join our dynamic team

Insights you can act on

While technology is at the heart of our clients' digital transformation, we understand that people are at the heart of business success.

When you join CGI, you become a trusted advisor, collaborating with colleagues and clients to bring forward actionable insights that deliver meaningful and sustainable outcomes.

We call our employees "members" because they are CGI shareholders and owners and owners who enjoy working and growing together to build a company we are proud of.

This has been our Dream since 1976, and it has brought us to where we are today — one of the world's largest independent providers of IT and business consulting services.

At CGI, we recognize the richness that diversity brings. We strive to create a work culture where all belong and collaborate with clients in building more inclusive communities. As an equal-opportunity employer, we want to empower all our members to succeed and grow. If you require an accommodation at any point during the recruitment process, please let us know. We will be happy to assist.

Ready to become part of our success story? Join CGI — where your ideas and actions make a difference.

Your future duties and responsibilities
As a Kafka Administrator, you play a pivotal role in ensuring the seamless migration and optimal functioning of our Kafka setup

Your responsibilities include:

Evaluating the existing Kafka setup to comprehend required configurations, topics, partitions, and overall architecture.
Collaborating with data engineering and architecture teams to define migration goals and requirements.
Identifying potential issues or deprecated features impacting the migration.
Establishing a robust backup strategy for Kafka data to mitigate risks during migration.
Developing a comprehensive recovery plan for potential issues during or after migration.
Defining a meticulous migration strategy, considering factors such as downtime, data consistency, and impacts on consumers.
Creating a detailed migration roadmap with specific milestones.
Communicating changes in consumer configurations or connection details.
Developing a rollback plan in case of critical migration issues.
Reviewing and validating rollback processes to ensure effectiveness.
Facilitating knowledge transfer sessions to equip the team for managing the migrated environment.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

Education: Bachelor's degree or relevant experience.
Bilingualism: English and French proficiency (asset).
Deep understanding of Kafka configurations, topics, partitions, and overall architecture.
Proven ability to collaborate with data engineering and architecture teams for migration planning.
Keen eye for identifying potential issues impacting migration.
Expertise in establishing backup strategies for Kafka data.
Proficiency in developing recovery plans for migration issues.
Skill in defining migration strategies considering downtime, data consistency, and consumer impacts.
Experience in creating detailed migration roadmaps with specific milestones.
Effective communication of changes in consumer configurations or connection details.
Proactive development of rollback plans for critical migration issues.
Ensuring the effectiveness of rollback processes through thorough review and validation.
Facilitating knowledge transfer sessions to empower the team for managing the migrated environment.

Technical Proficiency: